Jog-a-thon pitch
Finnegan’s school is doing their annual jog-a-thon fund raiser. Last year he surprised me and ran 12 laps, this year he said his goal is 17! We made a little video pitching the event, but he seems more interested in winning the top prize for the most money raised, a mini freezer. I guess a seven-year-old would find that exciting.
Anyway take a peek at our video, and of course, no pressure to pledge.
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Lasagna
Vido was wondering why I didn’t use his receipe, while, because it’s his! I found this one and used turkey meat and sausage. Quinn helped me make it and called it Garfield’s favorite dish. Finnegan already decided he didn’t like it because he had a odd veggie lasagna at the Boys and Girls club. He was Quick to remind me. We’ll I thought it was good, took some effort, but the site includes step by step picts! I always wondered what you did with the noodle gaps. Now I know!
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Whale Watching Field Trip
Quinn’s class had a field trip for the five-year-olds. We got to go whale watching out of Dana Point, and we even saw whales! The kids of course like the dolphins the best. Overall, it was a very successful trip. Take a peek at the video and picts below.
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Valentines Day with Kids
Oh, why don’t I just buy the cards in the store? That’s no fun, it’s more entertaining to make our own cards, and Finnegan had to write a sentence to each class mate, so the store bought cards just wouldn’t do.
I printed a template on the card stock, the kids wrote what they wanted to their friends, and decorated the cards. But why stop there? We also did fun little goodie bags. These became Quinn’s cards, too. We had to make 30 for her class, and she isn’t to address them to her mates like Finnegan. She was very disappointed, but the candy treat did cheer her up.
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I’ve embraced the popcorn maker
Vido got me this very thoughtful gift for Christmas, a popcorn maker. Before you start saying, I can’t believe your husband got you a kitchen appliance for a gift, I have to explain. I make popcorn every weekend for “family movie night” Friday night is our time to relax, unwind from the work week, have popcorn and with the kids, and of course the occasional bottle, I mean glass of wine.
When I got it, i thought I don’t need this thing, I’ve perfected popping corn on the stove top, we did it as kids, and after reading how terrible microwave popcorn is, I switched gladly. I also thought, this takes electric, it’s bad for the environment, and just another gadget that I don’t need. My gas stove top and age-old pan are just fine. Lastly, I thought where am i going to store this thing!
I have to admit, this contraption has grown on me. It is easy to use, and I never burt the kernels. I still struggle, only slightly where to keep it, and quite frankly, my hubby picked it out to make my life a little easier. Gotta like it just a little for that reason along.
And Nala likes it, too.
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Edamame Salad
Prep and Cook Time: about 20 minutes. Notes: Shelled edamame and white miso are usually available at large grocery stores. The vinaigrette may be made up to 1 week ahead.
Yield: Makes 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons white miso
- 1 medium shallot
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 head butter lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces
- tomatos
- 1 cup shelled, cooked edamame
- Red bell pepper
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
What to do
1. Whirl orange juice, soy sauce, vinegar, honey, miso, and shallot in a blender. With blender running, pour in 3 tbsp. vegetable oil and the sesame oil and whirl 10 seconds. Set vinaigrette aside.
2. Chop up the veggies.
3. In a large bowl, gently toss together
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Quinn And Whitney Performing
Quinn and Whitney performing from jan Schrieber on Vimeo.
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Zucchini Bread
I found this one over the summer and it’s quickly become our favorite.
Ingredients
Directions
- Grease and flour two 8 x 4 inch pans. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Sift flour, salt, baking powder, soda, and cinnamon together in a bowl.
- Beat eggs, oil, vanilla, and sugar together in a large bowl. Add sifted ingredients to the creamed mixture, and beat well. Stir in zucchini and nuts until well combined. Pour batter into prepared pans.
- Bake for 40 to 60 minutes, or until tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on rack for 20 minutes. Remove bread from pan, and completely cool.
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Disneyland and CA Adventure on a Tuesday
We all took the day off on Tuesday and went to Disneyland and California Adventure. It was very fun, and not crowded at all! We did the hopper pass and went to DLand first and spent about two hours there, then spent the rest of our time over in CA. We all had fun, and Mama got to ride the rollercoasters! woo hoo.
Below are links to pictures and videos.
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Finnegan’s Bike Race Birthday Party
For Finnegan’s 7th birthday we had a bike race. It was kind of cyclocross style. Trying to find a flat patch of dirt that bikes are allow on in Laguna is a bit tricky. I thought I finally found the ideal location, but brothers, Nolan and Griffin both had little crashes. Little kid bike tires don’t handle the dirt so well. Anyway, I think the kids had fun.
Below is a like to photos and the video.
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